After a long battle with the Forest Department, this village in a remote, Naxal-affected part of the state on Thursday became the first village in the country to become eligible to own, cut, use and sell bamboo
Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday announced that it would not allow field trials of any genetically modified (GM) crop and its open releases until the global debate on the issue was settled forever and there was clear evidence of safety.
A day after refusing to stop work on the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP), government managers said new compensation package worth approximately Rs 400 crore was in the works. This includes individual payouts of up to Rs 10 lakh per acre to affected families, besides targetted infrastructure projects for community development in the fields of education, health, civic amenities as well as b
The first World Health Organisation (WHO) global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was launched on Wednesday in Moscow. The report revealed that in 2008, 36.1 million people died due to heart disease, stroke, chronic lung disease, cancer and diabetes, putting NCDs on the top of the list of killer diseases.
Even though the Haryana government has initiated the process of setting up a second nuclear power plant in the state, it is facing stiff opposition from a section of farmers whose land is to be acquired for the first nuclear plant in Fatehabad. The notification for the acquisition of over 1,313 acres in Gorakhpur and Kajadhedi villages under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued on J
It seems to be curtains drawn for the first multi-level parking lot proposed in Sector 17, with the talks between the Municipal Corporation (MC) and the agency allotted the task of construction having failed to yield any results.
Guwahati, April 27: Gauhati High Court today deferred the hearing of a PIL submitted by Assam Enviro-Legal Protection Society, an NGO, alleging Rs 7 crore was misappropriated in 2008 in the name of cashew nut cultivation in Dima Hasao district, to next week. Justice Arun Chandra Upadhyay fixed the next hearing after the petitioner submitted the action taken report on the report submitted by Jus
To collaborate in research in petroleum biotechnology In a unique initiative and partnership, state-run Oil India Limited (OIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for research and collaboration in petroleum biotechnology and new and renewable energy sources. The MoU was signed by B. N.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Wednesday announced two new oil and gas discoveries in Gujarat.
An Indian poultry breed, called Kadaknath is native to Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. The breed is famous for its black meat known for its quality, texture and flavour.
In 2005, a strain of the Chikungunya virus that arose in east Africa spread to the islands of Comoros, Mayotte, Seychelles and Reunion in the south-western Indian Ocean. Later that year, the virus began to cause large-scale outbreaks in India.
No decision was taken at the first meeting of experts that deliberated on issues relating to the moratorium on the commercial release of Genetically Modified Bt Brinjal. The experts were invited by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) for their views on the controversial issue. Noted agriculture scientist M.S.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved verdict on the CBI's curative petition for enhancement of punishment to the accused in the Bhopal gas tragedy case by reviving the charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A Constitution Bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justices Altamas Kabir, R.V. Raveendran, B.
Implementing agency of MGNREGS will have nothing to do with audit process The Comptroller and Auditor General of India will henceforth annually audit the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) accounts and the report would be tabled in Parliament. Under the notified new social audit rules of MGNREGS, the CAG or any person appointed by him will certify the annual ac
WHEN a country reports its carbon emissions to the UN, it is the carbon dioxide that goes out of chimneys, exhaust pipes and forest fires of the country's own territory that gets counted. But what about the carbon emitted elsewhere by people making goods that the country imports?
A modern car is a computer on wheels.
Chandigarh Punjab government unveiled new mining policy to make auctioning more transparent and check the pilferage. Announcing the new policy, state industries minister Manoranjan Kalia said,
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is considering a worldwide ban on endosulfan, an insecticide which has been banned by a large number of countries. Many others are phasing out the insecticide. India, which accounts for half the global production of endosulfan, says the decision should be by consensus.
Devastating storms swept through the South on Wednesday, killing at least 60 people and spawning a tornado that tore through downtown Tuscaloosa, Ala. The evening twister flattened homes and buildings and brought further damage and death to a region already battered by storms. Across Alabama, at least 50 people were killed by storms on Wednesday alone, according to officials.
The U.S. government should rethink plans for a multi-billion dollar plutonium complex at Los Alamos after the recent nuclear catastrophe in Japan and the discovery of increased seismic risk in New Mexico, nuclear watchdog groups said. A hearing began on Wednesday in U.S.
